Inherited 30 caliber Luger - Help with Markings and Origin

mrerick · 05-16-2014, 08:58 AM

Hi Kirk and welcome to the forum.

We have an expert on leather holster restoration on the forum that can probably help you with your holster. I'm not familiar with the marking... Watch for Jerry Burney on the forum.

Your Luger was a commercial rather than military Luger. It was manufactured for export from Germany to the United States in about 1923. The variation is commonly called a "DWM Alphabet Commercial" Luger. The Crown over N (C/N) symbol is a commercial Nitro proof mark.

The full serial number is "2297l" and the suffix letter is a "l" as in "lima" character.

I think that your Luger is in it's original rust blued finish, but someone has cleaned all the cream colored paint from the "Geschert" safety mark from the receiver.

Another member, Hugh Clark or Gerald "G.T." may be able to help you get the left grip repaired.

Be careful taking this to a regular gunsmith. Very few are actually familiar with the Luger mechanism and several subtleties associated with it and it's tuning.

This would normally be a .30 Luger caliber handgun.

The gun was manufactured in Berlin by
Deutsche Waffen und Munitionsfabriken

Marc

05-16-2014, 08:58 AM	#2
mrerick Super Moderator - Patron LugerForum Life Patron Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Eastern North Carolina, USA Posts: 3,920 Thanks: 1,377 Thanked 3,135 Times in 1,518 Posts	Hi Kirk and welcome to the forum. We have an expert on leather holster restoration on the forum that can probably help you with your holster. I'm not familiar with the marking... Watch for Jerry Burney on the forum. Your Luger was a commercial rather than military Luger. It was manufactured for export from Germany to the United States in about 1923. The variation is commonly called a "DWM Alphabet Commercial" Luger. The Crown over N (C/N) symbol is a commercial Nitro proof mark. The full serial number is "2297l" and the suffix letter is a "l" as in "lima" character. I think that your Luger is in it's original rust blued finish, but someone has cleaned all the cream colored paint from the "Geschert" safety mark from the receiver. Another member, Hugh Clark or Gerald "G.T." may be able to help you get the left grip repaired. Be careful taking this to a regular gunsmith. Very few are actually familiar with the Luger mechanism and several subtleties associated with it and it's tuning. This would normally be a .30 Luger caliber handgun. The gun was manufactured in Berlin by Deutsche Waffen und Munitionsfabriken Marc __________________ Igitur si vis pacem, para bellum - - Therefore if you want peace, prepare for war.